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Where does “wíṭṣ” come from?

wíṭṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wíćš, from Proto-Indo-European wéyḱs ~ wiḱés, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “wíṭṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwíćšvillage; household
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéyḱs ~ wiḱés—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wíṭṣ”

  • विश्
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